"My biggest hardship in life is lack of money to expand my business to generate more income to sustain my family."

"The biggest hardship is sickness and lack of money to pay fees for the children."

"The proudest achievement is that through my farming I have been able to buy a water pump to water my crops. Also through farming I have been able to educate my children."

"The proudest achievement is that I have livestock which I have bought through my work."

"The proudest achievement is that I have educated my son and he is now waiting to join college."

"My proudest achievement is having worked as a house help since my spouse died and managed to use my earnings to take care of my children."

"The biggest hardship that I face right now is that since my spouse left for kitale, I have been forced to do a lot menial jobs in order to survive, but these kind of jobs are few in the village. I often sleep hungry because I did not get work to do and subsequently I did not have money to buy food to eat."

"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of enough money to buy some cows and a ploughing machine. The productivity of my farm is very low and I fear if I do not get the money to buy the oxen and ploughing machine it will still remain as it is."

"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of enough money to pay back a debt. I took a loan from my women's support group and used it to pay school fees for my brother, the loan is now due and my shares in the group might be reduced if I do not pay up soon."

"l plan to pay a dowry and start a business."